Mercedes ‘falling into traps’ with F1 car set-up

In essence the Brackley-based outfit believes that it has addressed the porpoising problem, and instead it is now dealing with bouncing and bottoming with a very stiff car.

Russell says that every time the team changes something on the car another issue crops up.

He adds that every venue is creating its own challenges for the engineers, and so he doesn’t know what to expect at the next race at Silverstone.

“I’d like to think the high-speed nature should suit us slightly…